Corvallis, OR Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

Corvallis repealed its dedicated parade-permit section, former Section 6.10.050.010, through Ordinance 2019-01 and folded street closures for parades into Chapter 6.09, Right-of-Way Closures. Section 6.09.010 gives the City Manager authority to temporarily close a right-of-way, or a portion of one, to unauthorized vehicles and people, and to prohibit parking there, whenever a public or semipublic purpose makes it necessary or convenient. The Section names parades, street dances, public meetings, games, sports events, and construction activity as the kinds of purposes covered, and any closure that is permanent or of indefinite duration needs City Council approval rather than just a City Manager sign-off.

Section 6.09.080 is the enforcement backbone for organizers: no person may promote, sponsor, hold, or take part in a public or semipublic activity that has the effect of closing a right-of-way unless the City Manager has already ordered that closure under Section 6.09.010. In practice, that means a parade organizer has to secure the City Manager's closure order before the event, not after. Section 6.09.030 lets the City Manager require a traffic control plan built to ODOT and MUTCD standards, with the requesting party responsible for developing it unless the City agrees to do it and be reimbursed.

Section 6.09.090 authorizes right-of-way closure permit fees set by Council resolution, though the City Manager can waive those fees for an 'Event of Community-Wide Benefit' as defined in Section 6.09.005. Once the closure is in place and signed, Sections 6.09.050 and 6.09.060 bar unauthorized people and vehicles from entering or parking in the closed area, and Section 6.09.100 punishes violations of those two Sections, plus the five-business-day sidewalk closure limit in Section 6.09.070, with a fine of up to $25.00 or up to 20 days in jail.